Wearing apparel



June 7, 1960 .1. s. ROSENTHAL WEARING APPAREL Filed Feb. 19, 1959 FIG. 5

IN VENTOR. JOSEPf/fiWSENTHAL United States Patent WEARING APPAREL JosephS. Rosenthal, New York, N.Y., assignor to Cisco, Inc., a corporation ofNew York Filed Feb. 19, 1959, Ser. No. 794,310

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-91) It is among the objects of the invention to providea scarf that may readily be fabricated at relatively low cost, and whichwhen worn will provide the appearance of a separate collar with greaterthickness of material about the neck of the wearer for added warmth, yetwithout additional bulkiness about the back, shoulders and chest, whichwould cause bulging of the coat under which the scarf is normally wornwith resultant unattractive appearance and possible discomfort.

According to the invention these objects are accomplished by thearrangement and combination of elements hereafter described andparticularly recited in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings in which are shown one or more of variouspossible embodiments of the several features of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the scarf as worn,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the scarf,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof,

Fig. 4 is a view of the scarf in folded condition showing the collarelfect provided, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring now to the drawing, as shown in Fig. 2, the scarf comprises anelongated rectangular base strip 11 which may be of any suitablematerial that is used for scarfs, such as wool for example.

Secured to one surface of the strip 11 is a substantially rectangularcollar strip 12 which is narrower and shorter than the base strip 11,said second strip 12 illustratively being one third the length and onethird the width of the base strip 11, the ends of said collar strip 12desirably being tapered as at 13.

As shown in Fig. 2, the collar strip 12 extends longitudinally of thebase strip 11 along the center line of the latter being equidistantlyspaced from the ends of such strip, the collar strip 12 being secured tothe base strip as by stitching at its periphery 15.

To use the scarf, it is merely centrally folded along its length asshown in Fig. 4, with the collar strip 12 positioned outwardly. Thescarf is then placed around the neck of the wearer in conventionalmanner as shown in Fig. 1 and the end portions 16 and 17 of the scarffolded over each other.

2,939,150 Patented June 7, 1960 With the scarf positioned beneath thecoat of the wearer, the folded collar portion 12 will protrude above thecollar 18 of the coat.

The collar strip 12 may be of the same material as the base strip 11,but preferably is a different material and a different color, to enhancethe appearance of the article. Thus the collar strip could be of velvetso that a conventional overcoat would give the appearance of aChester-field overcoat to provide a luxurious effect, or if desiredcould be of Mouton so that the scarf is worn in the manner abovedescribed, the strip 12 would simulate a fur collar.

With the collar strip 12 of simulated fur, added warmth would beprovided for the wearer, yet since there is only the thickness of thebase strip 11 on the back, shoulders and chest of the wearer, there willbe no unattractive bulkiness nor discomfort to the wearer.

As many changes could be made in the above article and many apparentlywidely different embodiments of this invention could be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the claim, it is intended that all mattercontained in. the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A simulated collar scarf combination comprising a scarf comprising anelongated strip of material, rectangular along its entire length, asecond elongated strip of length and width considerably less than thecorresponding dimensions of the first strip, said second strip beingsubstantially one-third the length of the first strip, said second stripbeing positioned on top of one surface of the first strip and securedthereto, the length of said second strip being such so that itcompletely extends around the neck of the user and meets at its ends atthe throat of the user, said second strip extending longitudinally ofthe first strip and located thereon midway between the side edges ofsaid first strip, said second strip having both of its side edges spacedinwardly from the side edges of the first strip, whereby when said scarfis folded lengthwise along a line between its side edges with the secondstrip directed outwardly, the latter will simulate a collar when thescarf is worn beneath the coat of the user and the folding of said scarfWill define four plies at the region of the second strip to providesubstantial rigidity to said simulated collar, one of the side edges ofsaid second strip defining an abutment for the coat collar.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,842,138 Aasen Jan. 19, 1932 2,051,274 Rubens Aug. 18, 1936 2,496,953Pinnere Feb. 7, 1950

